{"id":15899,"date":"2023-05-21T12:30:12","date_gmt":"2023-05-21T17:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.Topstepquantumhub.com\/?p=15899"},"modified":"2023-06-07T17:15:06","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T22:15:06","slug":"setting-expectations-for-your-trading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.Topstepquantumhub.com\/podcast\/setting-expectations-for-your-trading\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting Expectations for Your Trading"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For many traders, expectations and reality are at odds. Learn how to set achievable trading expectations and start building a plan to reach these goals.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Download and Listen Options<\/h2>\n<p>You can listen to and download all episodes of <strong>Limit Up! Podcast<\/strong> on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Use the links below to get the latest episode, <strong>&#8220;Setting Expectations for Your Trading&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h5><strong>Spotify: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/2eSTkmxiNAXAVchIYnyg23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listen to the latest episode!<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/2eSTkmxiNAXAVchIYnyg23?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<h5><strong>Apple Podcasts: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/setting-expectations-for-your-trading\/id1314000892?i=1000613686158\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listen to the latest episode!<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><center><iframe style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 660px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/setting-expectations-for-your-trading\/id1314000892?i=1000613686158\" height=\"175\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>About Limit Up!<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Limit Up! is a podcast brought to you by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.Topstepquantumhub.com\/?utm_source=limitup_podcast&amp;utm_medium=cta&amp;utm_campaign=ongoing_limitup_to_tst&amp;utm_content=limitup_podcast\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Topstep<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> about trading, trading psychology, trading life, and pretty much whatever else the wonderful world of markets has to offer. It\u2019s hosted by two former professional traders, Jack and Dan, who still dabble in futures, forex, options, and political betting\u2014they basically love to follow the action. They\u2019ll teach you how to trade, but more importantly, how to develop the habits that make traders good. Risk Disclosure: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.Topstepquantumhub.com\/risk-disclosure\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.Topstepquantumhub.com\/risk-disclosure\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.Topstepquantumhub.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Topstep<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the premiere funding opportunity for traders looking to make the most of market opportunities without risking their own capital. When traders pass the completely-objective Trading Combine\u00ae, Topstep funds them with proprietary money. Guaranteed. Beyond funding, we seek to instill better habits in our traders (hence the Limit Up! Podcast and other educational resources). Topstep has been based in Chicago since 2012.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Before coming to Topstep, Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps, where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account, applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach and is a regular on the Daily Market Recap.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For many traders, expectations and reality are at odds. 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